An environmental organization is concerned about toxic chemicals making their way into Quantico Creek and the Potomac River from the Possum Point power plant near Dumfries.
Possum Point’s power plant used to burn coal to generate power. When coal burns it creates a residue, known as coal ash, which was pumped into coal ash ponds on the property before the plant switched to burning natural gas in 2003.
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Over the weekend, members of the Manassas Write by the Rails group gathered to create free little libraries for the Greater Prince William (GPW) Little Free Libraries project.
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If you’re looking for a traditional Sunday morning brunch, then stop by the City Grille in Manassas.
Several Prince William firefighters have won medals in this year’s 2015 World Police and Fire Games in competitive events including archery, cycling and swimming.
Here is the list of all of the Prince William firefighters that have medaled in the games:
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This summer, a group of young adults will be learning a new set of job skills at Prince William Forest Park.
Glea and Larry Kreider want to give back to the community and help employees at the Westminster at Lake Ridge retirement community go to school.
The Kreider’s have established the Kreider Professional Development Endowment Fund as a permanent scholarship fund for full and part time employees at Westminster.
One of the first businesses to get involved with the initiative was HomeTowne Auto Repair & Tire, with their car-shaped little free library on Route 1 in Woodbridge.
Yesterday they became internationally chartered by the organization that has popularized the little free libraries movement – Littlefreelibrary.org.
Some Stafford residents may see discolored yellowish water coming from their taps.
According to a Stafford release, the water is safe to drink and will not cause any problems, and there is no need to boil it first. But the county is asking that residents refrain from doing laundry because it could stain clothing.
Prince William police officer Jason Van Horn won three running medals this week at the 2015 World Police and Fire Games.
Van Horn, who has been with the department for 13-years, is currently an instructor at the Prince William police academy.
